SPI is awfully close to RPI and some people may wonder which institute is being talked about when the names come up.

Another weighty matter that occurred to the Buzz is, will SUNY PI hold classes on March 14?

That, of course, is international Pi Day, the day when mathematicians all across the world celebrate the constant of pi, an irrational and transcendental number that continues infinitely without repetition or pattern.

Pi Day has been observed since 1988, when a physicist named Larry Shaw organized it at the San Francisco Exploratorium.

A high-tech god

But, wait; the name change raises even more questions, such as: When the NanoCollege logo is officially replaced on stationery and the college's signs, will Greek god Hermes remain on the logo?

We suggest Hephaestus, the god of metals and fire who is the blacksmith of the gods. He's also associated with manufacturing and industrial production.

That's fitting for the semiconductor manufacturing and high-tech mission of the school, especially since computer-chip manufacturing requires a lot of metals and heat.